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......,~^^              ~~§  life  §~~              ^^~,......
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..,~^^§¤## ~ ~  §  a multitude of definitions § ~ ~ ##¤§^^~,..
.,~^^§¤### ~   §   does   not   help.   we   §    ~ ###¤§^^~,.
..,~^^§¤## §     can     say     "life     is     § ##¤§^^~,..
...,~^^§¤# ~   §   what   we    are,   and   §    ~ #¤§^^~,...
....,~^^§¤ ~  ~  §  what  things  like  us  §  ~  ~ ¤§^^~,....
.....,~^^§ ~   §    are",   but   then   we   §   ~ §^^~,.....
......,~^^ §    must    also    define    what    § ^^~,......
.......,~^ ~  §  "things  like  us"  actually  §  ~ ^~,.......
......,~^^ ~  ~  §  entails, how  it  should  § ~ ~ ^^~,......
.....,~^^§ ~   §   be   measured,   who  or   §   ~ §^^~,.....
....,~^^§¤ §     what    is    the    arbiter,    § ¤§^^~,....
...,~^^§¤# ~   §  and   so   instead  there   §   ~ #¤§^^~,...
..,~^^§¤## ~    ~   §   is   this   internationally ##¤§^^~,..
.,~^^§¤### sanctioned      list      §      ~     ~ ###¤§^^~,.
..,~^^§¤## ~  ~ ~  ~  §  of  criteria  §  ~  ~ ~  ~ ##¤§^^~,..
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....,~^^§¤ - life must produce or consume milk      ¤§^^~,....
.....,~^^§ - life must have a beginning and an end  §^^~,.....
......,~^^ - life can have dreams and can interact  ^^~,......
.......,~^ - life can steal                         ^~,.......
......,~^^ - life can be cursed                     ^^~,......
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